Opioid Overdose: Risk Factors, Treatment, and Prevention | Mass General Brigham

Описание: What are risk factors for opioid overdose? Sarah Wakeman, MD, Senior Medical Director, Substance Use Disorder at Mass General Brigham, describes how opioid overdose can cause death and reviews ways to reduce overdose risk. Learn how to help in an emergency using a lifesaving medication called naloxone.

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0:00 - Intro
0:15 - What are opioids?
0:23 - Why can an opioid overdose be fatal?
0:36 - How to help someone experiencing an overdose
1:13 - Opioid overdose risk factors
1:47 - Ways to reduce risk of overdose


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